I attended an information session about upcoming SLOAN conferences and learned about their Blended learning Conference from Conference Chair, Mary Niemiec. We discused the challenges and best practices of hybrid courses.
Grade Guru is a student-centric peer-support tool to increase student engagement and put students web 2.0 skills to academic use.
A free knowledge-sharing network for college students.
Added tools: GradeGuru Citation Manager GradeGuru Link List How does GG develop their tools? The 80/20 rule: 80 percent support what they already do 20% push them to innovate and try new things. Milton Chen: Edutopia
student life=real life Youth profiles http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generationWhy do we not have students find the five best web sites on any topic ? Gen-Yes.com http://genyes.com/ipod.iListen, iRead https://sites.google.com/a/eusd.org/eusd-iread/ iRead is a group of teachers in Escondido Union School District dedicated to the idea that digital audio can be a powerful learning tool for all students. iRead will give you a chance to create meaningful, curriculum-centered audio projects with your students. Teachers are using digital audio tools (iPods, mics, Garageband, iTunes, Keynote, etc. and various accessories) to improve reading processes. Teachers meet on a monthly basis to exchange ideas and strategies.e-portfolio California http://eportfolioca.org/
Issues and observations:
Interoperability
Multiple Tools
When e-portfolios are student-centered they are more successful.
How does teacher apply e-portfolio in the classroom?
Models for supporting e-portfolios: edutools http://www.edutools.info/index.jsp?pj=1
Research with Stanford on effectiveness of e-portfolios.
Rubrics for evaluating e-portfolio tools.
Grading with simple desktop tools A= excellent research and good organization B= good research and fair organization C= fair research and fair organization Evaluative
Best of SLOAN-C
A Hybrid Open Learning Model for Teaching Social Media Online (esc.edu/smart)
Making connection to other environments for our students:
Digital storytelling Web 2.0 Animoto Wordpress (Open space that connects beyond the LMS) Blogger Photopeach Jing Twitter Voicethread
20% course discussion
20% virtual field trip
60% story projects
Theory and practice of digital storytelling across a range of media
Emerging applications of digital storytelling
DS and digital media
Effective digital design
Story project process
Introduce tool
Explore technology
Create project
Write reflect
Instructor Assessment
Example: All Hail the Queen (Kate Blood)
Voice Thread: First Day of School on my Front Steps Voice Thread
Matthew Bisiaux's blog
Google Wave
Meet SLOAN-C
I attended an information session about upcoming SLOAN conferences and learned about their Blended learning Conference from Conference Chair, Mary Niemiec. We discused the challenges and best practices of hybrid courses.
Grade Guru
Added tools:
GradeGuru Citation Manager
GradeGuru Link List
How does GG develop their tools?
The 80/20 rule: 80 percent support what they already do 20% push them to innovate and try new things.
Milton Chen: Edutopia
student life=real life
Youth profiles
http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation Why do we not have students find the five best web sites on any topic ? Gen-Yes.com
http://genyes.com/ ipod.iListen, iRead
https://sites.google.com/a/eusd.org/eusd-iread/
iRead is a group of teachers in Escondido Union School District dedicated to the idea that digital audio can be a powerful learning tool for all students. iRead will give you a chance to create meaningful, curriculum-centered audio projects with your students. Teachers are using digital audio tools (iPods, mics,
Garageband, iTunes, Keynote, etc. and various accessories) to improve reading processes. Teachers meet on a monthly basis to exchange ideas and strategies.e-portfolio California
http://eportfolioca.org/
Issues and observations:
Interoperability
Multiple Tools
When e-portfolios are student-centered they are more successful.
How does teacher apply e-portfolio in the classroom?
Models for supporting e-portfolios: edutools
http://www.edutools.info/index.jsp?pj=1
Research with Stanford on effectiveness of e-portfolios.
Rubrics for evaluating e-portfolio tools.
Developing a community of practice:
http://www.edutools.info/index.jsp?pj=1
Grading with simple desktop tools
A= excellent research and good organization
B= good research and fair organization
C= fair research and fair organization
Evaluative
Best of SLOAN-C
A Hybrid Open Learning Model for Teaching Social Media Online (esc.edu/smart)
Making connection to other environments for our students:
Digital storytelling
Web 2.0
Animoto
Wordpress (Open space that connects beyond the LMS)
Blogger
Photopeach
Jing
Twitter
Voicethread
20% course discussion
20% virtual field trip
60% story projects
Theory and practice of digital storytelling across a range of media
Emerging applications of digital storytelling
DS and digital media
Effective digital design
Story project process
Introduce tool
Explore technology
Create project
Write reflect
Instructor Assessment
Example: All Hail the Queen (Kate Blood)
Voice Thread: First Day of School on my Front Steps Voice Thread
Matthew Bisiaux's blog
Google Wave